Hey! Hi! This post is to illustrate those who are starting out in this beautiful world that is Tango (yes, it's a world apart), and also for those who understand what I'm saying to see it clearly.
I've been in this world of Tango for 14 years now, I'm going to be honest with you, I don't remember how it was at first; the only thing I remember is that many times I danced with men I didn't like to dance with and I accepted because there is a tacit code that says that you can't refuse a dancer when he comes to take you out to the table (this deserves a separate post because it's happened to all of us when we started dancing).
Anyway, getting back to what matters; how I became a milonguera without realizing it. You see, just by defining a milonguera/ one you will be able to understand me.
For me, milonguera is:
Feeling uncontrollable abstinence if I don't dance for a whole week. Some people take longer, some less.
Watch the floor everywhere I go. A milonguerx is always ready to dance.
Plan my trips according to the tango agenda. There are meetings in different places in Argentina and Chile, the largest of which is the ETI (Encuentro Tanguero del Interior) which takes place every four months at different venues in the interior of Argentina (never in Capital Federal). I have attended this event several times, there are 1500 people dancing for three days. Highly recommended.
Listen to a lot of tango. He has always accompanied me, when I am sad, when I am happy, and the discography is so extensive that every day I discover a new singer orchestra.
This is the most important thing for me: to know that I have a human group wherever I go! I'm never alone, and I travel a lot, sometimes without knowing anyone. However, it's just getting to a place and going to a milonga and I'm starting to meet people. The milonguero atmosphere in general is quite open, as we have to dance with everyone and hug each other. What better way to meet a stranger than by hugging him?
I believe that what defines all of us is what we feel when we dance, unx only becomes milonguerx when he is passionate about tango, and that brings everything he has mentioned before. In my case, I don't know very well when that happened, when I got to enjoy dancing as much as I did to put aside all my previous life.
Waiting for your service, I'll give you a big milonguero hug!